Category: mindfulness
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Unexpected Mindful Moment or Two
This week on the mindfulness course we have been noticing pleasant experiences. I always love when people start to see how practicing mindfulness formally can leak into their day to day in the form of relishing the good moments. Another reason I love being a part in mindfulness courses is because I too get to…
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Home Practice Week 3
Home Practice 1/ This week I would like you to alternate the body scan practice with the mindful movement/ mindful walking. Click here to hear the Rebecca Crane one from previous weeks. 2/ The mindful movement practice is from Kate Mitcheom. Click HERE and you will find it at the bottom of the page of her guided practices; it is…
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Home Practice Week 2
Home Practice 1/ continue with the body scan practice. Here is a body scan practice. This is the same one as last week, guided by Rebecca Crane. Click here to hear it. 2/ Complete the pleasant events table and/ or use the hot cross bun diagram to help you unpack your pleasant experiences. Digital links to these if you want another copy…
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Home Practice Week 1
1/ Here is a body scan practice. This is guided by Rebecca Crane and is the one I am using the most at the moment myself. She leads it in such a clear and caring manner. Click here to hear it. If you prefer to start this week with a 30 minute not a 45 minute practice here…
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Park Life
In praise of my local park, a perfect place for all of us around here. I like to walk in it. It is perfect for running. It’s my route to the local shop. Its my route into town. I meet friends for a cup of tea there. I sit on the bench and read. When…
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What they don’t tell you about mindfulness
“Finding a comfortable position. Sitting in a dignified balanced manner. Bringing the awareness into the body. Noticing your breath.“ your mindfulness teacher Some days I get this type of opening guidance and then immediately, bam! The mind and I are miles away scraping over the past or diving into the future. I am not observing,…
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Sit around the fire
I have quite a bit of Jon Hopkins and of Ram Dass in my life and so for the two to be together in such a beautiful manner is really a blessing. But as Ram Dass says here ‘Don’t worship the gate, go into the inner temple’
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Mindful Moments update
I am intending to keep the mindful moments idea going over the next few weeks at least. However, it would seem to work better over on Instagram. so if you would like to keep a track of my mindful moments please go to @trustingmind on that site. Thank you
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